Ms. Dominico’s Year 12 VCE English Class

Unit 3: Context SAC (SAC #4) Material: context-sac-1-sac-4-material-and-prompts
***NOTE: We have specified the audience…***

Another “How To” Tip!

What do I write?

Step 1: What are the ideas in the prompt? What does the prompt MEAN?

Step 2: How does the prompt relate to “Whose Reality?” (context)

Step 3: How does the prompt relate to Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind?

Step 4: What can I write that will address the ideas in Step 1, 2 and 3?

Granted that Ian McEwan is not a Year 12 VCE student, play along with me for the purposes of this activity.

Let’s Pretend:
* Ian is a Year 12 VCE student
* that he was given the same prompt as you for Post #6 (memory and lives shaping…)
* you are his VCE assessor

TASK: Follow the instruction in today’s Word document (Sample Written Explanation and Student Piece of writing) to highlight and assess McEwan’s writing. Post your edits onto your blog so we can all learn from you!

Here is the file: sample-written-explanation-for-atonement1

Tonight’s HW:

POST #5 TASK: Re-write the plot of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind as if it were to happen in a different context. 

 EXPECTATIONS:

• Incorporate your understanding of the over-arching concept of the film (eg. “it’s a film about changing realities”)
• Write in EITHER: expository, persuasive, or imaginative style
• FORM: your choice, but suitable to a purpose which you should specify
• Include at least 4 stylistic devices that we discussed today: (imagery, music, dialogue, puns…)

READ:

Our Plot Summary:

“Two people fall in love, break up and have their memories erased only to find each other again–and discover they have changed.”

Over-arching Concept Boardnotes:

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Post #1:  Reality TV

Post #2: Expository Writing of the Multiple Realities of your childhood – Multiple Realities

 Post #3: Upload your Context File (and your Character Mind Map!)

Post #4: Imaginative Writing as a Cultural Ambassador — Cultural Realities (see page 117-121 “Imaginative Writing” in your Insight textbook for writing help). (more…)

READ:
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1 Multiple realities ** NOTE: This is for Thursday May 15th’s Class — Your homework tonight is on “reality TV”
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Tonight’s HW task:

TASK: Analyse the types reality as presented in some of the reality TV shows that you watch. Use Week 5’s Handout (from the Insight CD) to help you “name” these types of realities.
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